Thunder shooting guard Alex Abrines underwent sports hernia surgery this week, according to a team press release relayed by The Oklahoman’s Brett Dawson (Twitter link).
Abrines will require six weeks of recovery before he can resume normal offseason activities, the release adds. The procedure was performed in Philadelphia by Dr. William Meyers.
The 6’6” Abrines, 24, has one more guaranteed year left on his rookie contract at $5.455MM. He’ll be a restricted free agent next summer if the team extends a qualifying offer of $6.8MM.
Abrines appeared in 75 regular-season games and averaged 4.7 PPG in 15.1 MPG while shooting 38% from long range. Abrines was in the playoff rotation when the Jazz eliminated the Thunder, 4-2. He averaged 4.0 PPG and made 46.2% of his 3-point attempts in 18.3 MPG.